2024–25 Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey season

2024–25 Cornell Big Red
men's ice hockey season
2024–25 Cornell Big Red; men's ice hockey season
ECAC Hockey Tournament, Champion; NCAA Tournament, Regional Finals
Conference	ECAC Hockey
Home ice	Lynah Rink
Rankings
USCHO	#16
USA Hockey	#16
Record
Overall	19–11–6
Conference	10–8–4
Home	9–4–1
Road	6–6–4
Neutral	4–1–1
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Mike Schafer
Assistant coaches	Casey Jones; Sean Flanagan; Corey Leivermann
Captain(s)	Kyle Penney
Alternate captain(s)	Hank Kempf; Jack O'Leary; Tim Rego
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The 2024–25 Cornell Big Red Men's ice hockey season was the 108th season of play for the program and 63rd in ECAC Hockey. The Big Red represented Cornell University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, played their home games at Lynah Rink and were coached by Mike Schafer in his 29th season.

Season

During the offseason, head coach Mike Schafer announced that this would be his final season behind the bench.^[1] At the same time, Casey Jones (Cornell '90) was announced as Schafer's successor and he joined the staff as the associate head coach.

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Ryan McInchak	Goaltender	United States	Graduation (retired)
Gabriel Seger	Forward	Sweden	Graduation (signed with Grand Rapids Griffins)

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Justin Katz	Goaltender	Canada	19	Mount Royal, QC
Charlie Major	Forward	United States	20	Skaneateles, NY
Parker Murray	Forward	United States	21	Manhattan Beach, CA
Nicholas Wolfenberg	Defenseman	Canada	20	Calgary, AB

Roster

As of August 2, 2024.^[2]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
2	Liam Steele	Sophomore	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2004-04-21	Cobham, England	Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)	—
3	Jack O'Brien	Junior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2003-03-07	White Rock, British Columbia	Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL)	—
4	Hank Kempf (A)	Senior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2002-04-15	Wilmette, Illinois	Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)	NYR, 208th overall 2021
5	Hoyt Stanley	Sophomore	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2005-02-04	West Vancouver, British Columbia	Victoria (BCHL)	OTT, 108th overall 2023
6	George Fegaras	Sophomore	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2004-04-26	Richmond Hill, Ontario	Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)	DAL, 83rd overall 2022
7	Jimmy Rayhill	Senior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2001-03-17	New Hartford, New York	Odessa Jackalopes (NAHL)	—
8	Luke Devlin	Sophomore	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2004-03-12	Toronto, Ontario	West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL)	PIT, 182nd overall 2022
9	Jack O'Leary (A)	Senior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	162 lb (73 kg)	2000-03-28	St. James, New York	Lincoln Stars (USHL)	—
10	Jacob Kraft	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2003-04-26	Churchville, New York	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)	—
11	Sean Donaldson	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-03-28	Vancouver, British Columbia	Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL)	—
12	Tim Rego (A)	Senior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	2000-10-31	Mansfield, Massachusetts	Brooks Bandits (AJHL)	—
13	Marián Moško	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2004-05-11	Visolaje, Slovakia	Fargo Force (USHL)	—
14	Ryan Walsh	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2003-08-25	Rochester, New York	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)	BOS, 188th overall 2023
15	Tyler Catalano	Sophomore	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2004-02-26	St. Louis, Missouri	Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)	—
16	Charlie Major	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	2004-09-14	Skaneateles, New York	Chicago Steel (USHL)	—
17	Dalton Bancroft	Junior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2001-02-26	Madoc, Ontario	Trenton Golden Hawks (OJHL)	—
18	Kyler Kovich	Senior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	2002-01-31	Coquitlam, British Columbia	Tri-City Storm (USHL)	—
19	Sullivan Mack	Senior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	2000-07-05	Anchorage, Alaska	Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)	—
21	Ben Robertson	Sophomore	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2004-09-18	Potomac Falls, Virginia	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)	—
22	Kyle Penney (C)	Senior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	2000-07-18	Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia	Chilliwack (BCHL)	—
23	Winter Wallace	Junior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2002-01-21	Boulder, Colorado	Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)	—
24	Nicholas Wolfenberg	Freshman	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	2004-06-11	Calgary, Alberta	Okotoks Oilers (BCHL)	—
26	Ondřej Pšenička	Senior	F	6' 6" (1.98 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	2001-01-07	Prague, Czech Republic	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)	—
27	Michael Suda	Senior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2002-07-03	Cheektowaga, New York	Fargo Force (USHL)	—
28	Nick DeSantis	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	2002-05-02	Collegeville, Pennsylvania	Madison Capitols (USHL)	—
29	Parker Murray	Freshman	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2003-09-26	Manhattan Beach, California	Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)	—
30	Ian Shane	Senior	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2000-09-24	Manhattan Beach, California	Bismarck Bobcats (USHL)	—
33	Remington Keopple	Junior	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-03-21	New Richmond, Wisconsin	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)	—
37	Justin Katz	Freshman	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	2004-10-28	Mont-Royal, Quebec	Powell River Kings (BCHL)	—
38	Jonathan Castagna	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2005-04-20	Etobicoke, Ontario	St. Andrew's College (CISAA)	UTA, 70th overall 2023

Standings

2024–25 ECAC Hockey Standings v t e
	Conference record										Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#11 Quinnipiac †	22	16	5	1	2	3	0	50	79	42	37	24	11	2	134	79
#19 Clarkson	22	15	6	1	2	1	0	45	74	47	39	24	12	3	121	87
Colgate	22	13	7	2	2	2	1	42	80	65	36	18	15	3	114	116
Union	22	12	8	2	0	0	2	40	67	61	36	19	14	3	112	109
Dartmouth	22	12	9	1	0	2	0	39	70	52	33	18	13	2	110	84
#16 Cornell *	22	10	8	4	1	0	3	36	69	53	34	18	10	6	106	76
Harvard	22	9	10	3	2	2	1	31	56	56	33	13	17	3	85	97
Brown	22	9	11	2	3	0	2	28	53	63	32	14	15	3	79	85
Princeton	22	7	12	3	2	2	1	25	55	73	30	12	15	3	71	86
Rensselaer	22	7	15	0	0	2	0	23	57	82	35	12	21	2	101	131
Yale	22	5	14	3	1	1	1	19	52	80	30	6	21	3	67	121
St. Lawrence	22	5	15	2	1	1	1	18	43	81	35	9	24	2	71	121
Championship: March 22, 2025 † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll Updated: March 22, 2025

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Exhibition
October 26	7:00 pm	Toronto*	#8	Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York (Exhibition)	ESPN+	Shane	W 6–2	4,267
Regular Season
November 1	7:00 pm	#6 North Dakota*	#9	Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York	ESPN+	Shane	W 4–1	4,267	1–0–0
November 2	7:00 pm	#6 North Dakota*	#9	Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York	ESPN+	Shane	W 5–3	4,091	2–0–0
November 8	7:00 pm	Yale	#6	Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York	ESPN+	Shane	T 2–2 ^SOL	4,267	2–0–1 (0–0–1)
November 9	7:00 pm	Brown	#6	Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York	ESPN+	Shane	W 3–1	4,267	3–0–1 (1–0–1)
November 15	7:00 pm	at #17 Dartmouth	#6	Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire	ESPN+	Shane	L 3–4	2,801	3–1–1 (1–1–1)
November 16	7:00 pm	at #20 Harvard	#6	Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts (Rivalry)	ESPN+	Shane	T 2–2 ^SOW	2,917	3–1–2 (1–1–2)
November 22	7:00 pm	#18 Quinnipiac	#8	Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York	ESPN+	Shane	L 1–3	3,980	3–2–2 (1–2–2)
November 23	7:00 pm	Princeton	#8	Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York	ESPN+	Shane	W 5–0	4,267	4–2–2 (2–2–2)
November 30	8:00 pm	vs. #18 Quinnipiac*	#11	Madison Square Garden • New York, New York (The Frozen Apple)	ESPN+	Shane	T 3–3 ^OT	16,593	4–2–3
December 6	7:00 pm	Colgate	#12	Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York	ESPN+	Shane	W 3–2 ^OT	4,267	5–2–3 (3–2–2)
December 7	7:00 pm	at Colgate	#12	Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York	ESPN+	Shane	L 3–6	2,222	5–3–3 (3–3–2)
Desert Hockey Classic
January 3	5:00 pm	vs. Massachusetts*	#16	Mullett Arena • Tempe, Arizona (Desert Hockey Classic Semifinal)		Shane	W 4–2	1,832	6–3–3
January 4	9:00 pm	at #19 Arizona State*	#16	Mullett Arena • Tempe, Arizona (Desert Hockey Classic Championship)		Shane	L 0–4	4,340	6–4–3
January 10	7:00 pm	at Sacred Heart*	#18	Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut	FloHockey	Shane	T 1–1 ^OT	2,930	6–4–4
January 11	5:00 pm	at Sacred Heart*	#18	Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut	FloHockey	Shane	L 2–4	3,266	6–5–4
January 17	7:00 pm	at Princeton		Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey	ESPN+, SNY	Keopple	W 6–2	2,432	7–5–4 (4–3–2)
January 18	7:00 pm	at #16 Quinnipiac		M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut	ESPN+	Shane	T 2–2 ^SOW	3,019	7–5–5 (4–3–3)
January 24	7:00 pm	Harvard		Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York (Rivalry)	ESPN+	Shane	W 4–1	4,267	8–5–5 (5–3–3)
January 25	7:00 pm	Dartmouth		Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York	ESPN+	Shane	L 1–6	4,267	8–6–5 (5–4–3)
January 31	7:00 pm	at St. Lawrence		Appleton Arena • Canton, New York	ESPN+	Shane	L 1–2	1,326	8–7–5 (5–5–3)
February 1	7:00 pm	at Clarkson		Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York	ESPN+	Shane	T 3–3 ^SOW	2,891	8–7–6 (5–5–4)
February 7	7:00 pm	Rensselaer		Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York	ESPN+	Shane	W 4–2	3,981	9–7–6 (6–5–4)
February 8	7:00 pm	Union		Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York	ESPN+	Shane	L 1–4	3,893	9–8–6 (6–6–4)
February 14	7:00 pm	at Brown		Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island	ESPN+	Shane	W 6–1	1,375	10–8–6 (7–6–4)
February 15	7:00 pm	at Yale		Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut	ESPN+	Shane	W 5–3	2,697	11–8–6 (8–6–4)
February 21	7:00 pm	#19 Clarkson		Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York	ESPN+	Shane	L 1–3	4,267	11–9–6 (8–7–4)
February 22	7:00 pm	St. Lawrence		Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York	ESPN+	Shane	W 6–0	4,267	12–9–6 (9–7–4)
February 28	7:00 pm	at Union		Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York	ESPN+	Shane	L 1–4	2,112	12–10–6 (9–8–4)
March 1	7:00 pm	at Rensselaer		Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+	Keopple	W 6–0	2,232	13–10–6 (10–8–4)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
March 8	7:30 pm	Yale*		Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York (ECAC First Round)	ESPN+	Shane	W 5–1	4,121	14–10–6
March 14	7:00 pm	at Colgate*		Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York (ECAC Quarterfinal Game 1)	ESPN+	Shane	W 4–1	1,100	15–10–6
March 15	7:00 pm	at Colgate*		Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York (ECAC Quarterfinal Game 2)	ESPN+	Shane	W 3–0	1,029	16–10–6
March 21	4:00 pm	vs. #12 Quinnipiac*		Herb Brooks Arena • Lake Placid, New York (ECAC Semifinal)	ESPN+	Shane	W 3–2 ^OT	5,320	17–10–6
March 22	5:00 pm	vs. #18 Clarkson*		Herb Brooks Arena • Lake Placid, New York (ECAC Championship)	ESPN+	Shane	W 3–1	5,965	18–10–6
NCAA Tournament
March 27	5:30 pm	vs. #1 Michigan State*	#16	Huntington Center • Toledo, Ohio (Regional Semifinal)	ESPN+	Shane	W 4–3	6,937	19–10–6
March 29	4:00 pm	vs. #8 Boston University*	#16	Huntington Center • Toledo, Ohio (Regional Final)	ESPNU	Shane	L 2–3 ^OT	6,453	19–11–6
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:^[3]

Scoring statistics

Rankings

Poll	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26 (Final)
USCHO.com	9 (2)	7 (1)	8 (1)	8 (1)	9 (1)	6 (1)	6	8	11	12	14	16	–	16	18	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	RV	RV	NR	RV	RV	16
USA Hockey	9 (3)	7 (2)	7 (1)	8 (1)	8 (1)	6 (1)	5	7	11	12	14	17	–	16	20	RV	20	RV	RV	NR	RV	20	RV	20	19	16

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 12.^[4]
Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.

References

^ "Mike Schafer '86 to retire as hockey coach after next season". Cornell University. June 13, 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
^ "2024–25 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Cornell University. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Cornell Big Red. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

[1] "Mike Schafer '86 to retire as hockey coach after next season". Cornell University. June 13, 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2024.

[2] "2024–25 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Cornell University. Retrieved August 2, 2024.

[3] "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Cornell Big Red. Retrieved September 4, 2022.

[4] "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

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v t e Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Beebe Lake (1906–1948) Lynah Rink (1957–present)
Head coaches	G.A. Smith (1900–1901) Talbot Hunter (1909–1912, 1914–1916) Edmund Magner (1912–1913) E.J. Sawyer (1913–1914) Nick Bawlf (1920–1947) Arthur Boeringer (1947–1948) Paul Patten (1957–1963) Ned Harkness (1963–1970) Dick Bertrand (1970–1982) Lou Reycroft (1982–1987) Brian McCutcheon (1987–1995) Mike Schafer (1995–present)
Seasons	1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 ~~2020–21~~ 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	Intercollegiate Hockey Association (1909–1913) ECAC Hockey (1961–present)
Rivalries	Harvard
Culture & lore	Florida College Hockey Classic
All-time leaders	Lance Nethery (271 Points) Brock Tredway (113 Goals) Ken Dryden (76 Wins)
Retired numbers	Ken Dryden (1) Joe Nieuwendyk (25)
National championships	1967 1970
Frozen Four appearances	1967 1968 1969 1970 1972 1973 1980 2003
NCAA Tournament appearances	1967 1968 1969 1970 1972 1973 1980 1981 1986 1991 1996 1997 2002 2003 2005 2006 2009 2010 2012 2017 2018 2023 2024
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC: 1967 1968 1969 1970 1973 1980 1986 1996 1997 2003 2005 2010 2024
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